What do you guys look for in an artist from the bay?

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recklessofgilaz

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I'm my constant shinanigans of posting threads about Kreayshawn and Lil Debbie I see there is a lot of hate towards them even though they're from the bay. And I see people with mixed feelings towards A-Wax and the Mob Figaz so my question is what do you guys look for when it comes to bay artists that makes them dope? Whether it being and up and coming artist or an establish/well known artist. Lyrics? Relatabilaty?
 
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the best artists bring something to the table their listeners didn't see coming.

like, in 1993 you couldn't ask a future 2pac fan, before he came out with all eyez on me, who would go on to be a lifelong 2pac fan to describe an artist similar to what 2pac would become. 2pac had to do what nobody knew to ask from him to do what he did.

i look for artists that are aware of what they do well, because if they're aware of what they do well, they'll be able to form a strong catalog and keep progressing — which means they'll be worth listening to for a while. a lot of artists show glimmers of brilliance but they don't know how to replicate it and take it further each time they step in the booth.

best example i have is husalah — as far as music (casting the beef, allegations and drama aside), the shit he was making before he went in was dope, on a strictly music level it's hard to deny. to me it seems he didn't understand his craft enough to keep that going and take it even further and now he plays soccer or some shit.
 
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i've heard some crazy shit from taj-he-spitz lately. if he learned how to take his best music further and start building a brand around it, he'd have a shot at making a classic album. his image and way about him is kinda stuck in 2007 too — which will fuck your shit up bad when you try to transition out of the region, because the bay was a joke in 2007.

i don't know about commercial success because honestly there's a lot more that plays into it than music quality, but for most artists that aren't a weird white girl or lil b that's where you gotta start.

HD's another one that makes about 1 track out of 20 that's amazing. but he kinda has a tunnel vision in the hood category that i don't think he'll be able to shake.

funny thing is all these problems can be solved if you surround yourself with the right handlers — but whatever it's not my job. from a fan perspective i don't give a fuck if the rappers i listen to blow up or not, as long as i get to blap it in the sentra. lol.
 
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I look for rap that means something, if the only point your trying to make is that you own a fancy watch and you sell drugs and shoot people then I really don't want to hear it.

Now if you have something important to say but you also do all of the above I'll listen to you. I don't like make believe shit nor do I like to hear people promote ignorance.
 
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